‘Turkey should push infrastructure for economic growth’

For an economic boost, Turkey should improve its infrastructure in such areas as transportation, public services, and telecommunications, according to a top executive of Chinese telecommunication giant ZTE.

Li said Turkey is an economic hub of the Middle East and Eastern European region thanks to its status as a bridge between the East and West.

He added that the country’s young population makes it attractive for the information and communication technologies industry as well as telecommunications.

Telling how ZTE invested more than $100 million in Turkish systems integration provider Netas last year, Li said:

“This shows our pretty strong belief, confidence, and firm idea to invest in Turkey in the long term, empowering the local company with our technology and sales capability to serve this market in the long